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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h
The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America's Shores
Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...
What Is A Pocket Battleship And How Did Germany Use Them To Circumvent Naval Treaties?
Germany's pocket battleships didn't weigh more than the Treaty of Versailles stipulated its battleships could weigh, but they ...
The Reason Why The World-Renowned Lusitania Sank So Fast During World War 1
When the German U-boats targeted the Lusitania with a torpedo, the ship sank more quickly than expected. Here's why that ...
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South Bay History: Wartime sabotage was a major concern at defense plants, key infrastructure
Even before entering WWII, The U.S. had been gearing up for war — and were worried about sabotage at facilities around ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
See a Lost U.S. Navy Submarine, Sunk During a World War I Test Run, in Digital Detail
During the WHOI mission to photograph the USS F-1, the researchers also surveyed another piece of military wreckage: a lost ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Once in Dire Straits, Atlantic Sturgeon Are Staging a Comeback on the East Coast
From Maine to Florida, the endangered, prehistoric fish is rebounding, but a recent study shows just how vulnerable the U.S.
The Public's Radio4d
A parting shot from the PawSox
McCoy Stadium will soon be gone for good. But heartbroken fans of the PawSox have one last bit of trivia left to savor.
Shallow wood, vegetation a haven for largemouths in high water
Give them cover and bass will come. I thought about that correlation pretty often while watching some of the nation’s top pros pick apart the shallows during Bassmaster Live coverage of the Elite ...
Screen Rant on MSN3d
This 1940s John Wayne Western Is So Good, A Former U.S. War General Watched It Every Single Month
Famed U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur watched one John Wayne movie once a month for every month because he loved the ...
Chicago Magazine6d
Requiem for the Montrose Beavers
When the weather got colder, the beavers built up a stockpile of branches in the pond, saving them for later meals. As the ...
Eden Prairie Local News1d
Lusitania’s final voyage remembered 110 years later
A detailed retelling of the Lusitania’s final voyage and sinking, 110 years ago, through passenger stories and wartime ...
Top five players thriving using torpedo bats, including two New York Yankees
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is having an MVP-caliber season, leading the American League with 19 home runs. Raleigh ...